BROWN
YELLOW
GREEN
Three Colours Series
Acrylic Paintings by Aga Kubish
Title: Three Colours / Yellow, Green, Brown
Title: Three Colours / Yellow, Green, Brown
Dimensions: 63 x 86 cm (each)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas, framed
Medium: Acrylic on canvas, framed
About the Series
The Three Colours series by Aga Kubish is a stunning exploration of simplicity and balance through minimalism. Using just three distinct hues—yellow, green, and brown—Kubish captures a sense of tranquility and connection to nature, evoking emotions of warmth and grounding. Each painting features bold geometric shapes set against textured, atmospheric backdrops, creating harmony between structure and space.
This series is perfect for contemporary interiors, offering bold yet calming focal points for homes, offices, or galleries. Kubish’s characteristic precision and mastery of abstraction shine in these works, presenting timeless statements for collectors and design enthusiasts alike.
This series is perfect for contemporary interiors, offering bold yet calming focal points for homes, offices, or galleries. Kubish’s characteristic precision and mastery of abstraction shine in these works, presenting timeless statements for collectors and design enthusiasts alike.
This series of three acrylic paintings by Aga Kubish, titled “Three Colours,” utilizes yellow, green, and brown in geometric abstract compositions. Each piece measures 63x86 cm and is framed in a sleek American box-style wooden frame, emphasizing their minimalist presentation.
GREEN / A vertical brown rectangle sits above a textured green lower section, separated by a stark horizontal boundary. This creates a grounded composition, evoking ideas of landscapes or earthy tones.
YELLOW / A large yellow rectangle floats above a green block, against a muted gray background. The verticality of the yellow shape draws the eye upward, balancing the grounded green below.
BROWN / A bold brown rectangle occupies the center of the canvas, anchored by a yellow lower section that bleeds slightly into the grey background. The use of muted colors and subtle texture creates a sense of balance and simplicity.
The series has a quiet, introspective atmosphere, with a limited palette and bold geometric forms, allowing the viewer to focus on the relationships between color, form, and negative space.
YELLOW / A large yellow rectangle floats above a green block, against a muted gray background. The verticality of the yellow shape draws the eye upward, balancing the grounded green below.
BROWN / A bold brown rectangle occupies the center of the canvas, anchored by a yellow lower section that bleeds slightly into the grey background. The use of muted colors and subtle texture creates a sense of balance and simplicity.
The series has a quiet, introspective atmosphere, with a limited palette and bold geometric forms, allowing the viewer to focus on the relationships between color, form, and negative space.
Connections to Art History and Styles
Minimalism:
The paintings resonate strongly with minimalist art movements of the 1960s, particularly the works of artists like Ellsworth Kelly and Donald Judd. These artists focused on geometric abstraction, rejecting complexity in favor of clarity, structure, and the emotional power of color and shape. Kubish’s use of clean lines, solid shapes, and subdued hues aligns with this philosophy.
Suprematism:
The series echoes elements of Kazimir Malevich’s Suprematism, where basic geometric forms like rectangles and squares were used to explore spiritual and spatial ideas. Malevich’s “White on White” and “Black Square” pushed the boundaries of abstraction, much like Kubish uses colour blocks to convey meaning beyond representation.
Abstract Expressionism (Colour Field):
The subtle textures and interactions between the gray background and the yellow, brown, and green areas connect to Mark Rothko’s color field paintings. Rothko sought to create meditative, emotional experiences through colour, a goal Kubish achieves through her harmonious colour interactions and restrained compositions.
Modernist Design Influence:
The sharp division of space recalls Bauhaus design principles, which emphasized the unity of form and function. Kubish’s work channels a similar aesthetic simplicity, where every element is essential and contributes to an overall sense of balance.
The paintings resonate strongly with minimalist art movements of the 1960s, particularly the works of artists like Ellsworth Kelly and Donald Judd. These artists focused on geometric abstraction, rejecting complexity in favor of clarity, structure, and the emotional power of color and shape. Kubish’s use of clean lines, solid shapes, and subdued hues aligns with this philosophy.
Suprematism:
The series echoes elements of Kazimir Malevich’s Suprematism, where basic geometric forms like rectangles and squares were used to explore spiritual and spatial ideas. Malevich’s “White on White” and “Black Square” pushed the boundaries of abstraction, much like Kubish uses colour blocks to convey meaning beyond representation.
Abstract Expressionism (Colour Field):
The subtle textures and interactions between the gray background and the yellow, brown, and green areas connect to Mark Rothko’s color field paintings. Rothko sought to create meditative, emotional experiences through colour, a goal Kubish achieves through her harmonious colour interactions and restrained compositions.
Modernist Design Influence:
The sharp division of space recalls Bauhaus design principles, which emphasized the unity of form and function. Kubish’s work channels a similar aesthetic simplicity, where every element is essential and contributes to an overall sense of balance.
Interpretation
This series can be seen as a meditation on contrasts—between warm and cool tones, vertical and horizontal lines, and organic textures versus rigid geometry. The choice of earthy colors (yellow, green, and brown) suggests a connection to nature, grounding the abstract compositions in a universal, timeless theme. It bridges art historical movements with a contemporary sensibility, reinforcing Kubish’s unique voice as an artist.
